Work spindle mounting



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I WORK SPINDLE MOUNTING Filed June so, 1945 'JiZw/ZW 2% Win-y, I w

Patented Dec. 30, 1947 WORK SPINDLE MOUNTING Thor H. Ljunggren, Charlestown, N. H., assignor to Bryant Chucking Grinder Company, Springfield, Vt., a corporation of Vermont Application June so, 1945, Serial No. 602,611

"stantially'evenly due, for example, to the temperature differential between the active and the supporting parts of the spindle, lack of which heretofore has been a cause of considerable difficulty.

A further object is to provide simple means for axially loading the bearings so that they may .hold the spindle without end play and provided with means for automatically taking up wear.

A further object is to provide a construction wherein temperature changes in the spindle will not act to distort the supporting frame.

Still another object is to simplify and rigidify the structure by forming inner ball bearing raceways integral with the spindle and pressing outer raceways of the combination or angular contact type in opposite directions to load the bearings.

.Further objects and advantages will appear from a description of anembodiment of the invention shown in the single figure which is a fragmentary view partly in side elevation and partly in longitudinalsection of a spindle and its mounting embodying the invention.

Referring to the drawing, at I is indicated a supporting frame having a bore 2 extending therethrough. Within the bore is positioned a. sleeve 3 of sufliciently smaller diameter. to take care of the differential of thermal expansion between the sleeve and the frame I. At one end of the bore near to the work supporting chuck, the frame I is provided with an abutment shown as a ring 4 against which one end of the sleeve 3 may be clamped sufliciently to prevent movement of the sleeve due to torsionand thrust forces. Beyond the opposite endof the sleeve is a second abutment comprising a ring 5 secured to the frame and spaced from the adjacent end of the sleeve 3. Abutments 4 and 5 may be secured to the frame by any suitable means such as screws 6. Between the abutment 5 and the adjacent end of the sleeve 3 is positioned spring means which forces the sleeve 3 against the abutment 4 while it also takes care of the difference of lengthwise thermal expansion of the sleeve 3 and the frame I. As shown this spring means comprises a pair of oppositely facing Belleville washers 1. These are particularly suitable for the purpose since they impart a heavy spring pressure under slight deformation, may have a substantially constant 4 Claims. (01. 308-189 load curve throughout a sizable range of deflection, and occupy small space.

Within the sleeve 3 is journaled the spindle l0. As shown this spindle is provided with axially spaced grooves ll, I2 and 13, the grooves l2 and i3 being relatively close together and positioned adjacent to the end of the spindle which engages the abutment 4. These grooves II, l2 and I3 form the inner raceways for ball bearings, the outer raceways being shown at l4, l5 and I6, respectively. The outer raceways are of angle contact type, the outer raceways l4 and I5 being arranged with their outer contact faces opposed and facing each other, while the outer raceway I6 is faced in the same direction as the ring l5. The ring l6 engages the end of an externally threaded collar l1 threaded into the sleeve 3 and this collar I1, and a mating collar l8 carried by the spindle l3, are formed to provide between them a labyrinth packing which is also further constituted by an inwardly directed flange IS on an angle collar 29 threaded onto the outer end of the collar l1.

A standard spindle nosezl having a tapered inner face 22 engages a mating tapered face on the adjacent end of the spindle and is held in position thereon by a collar 23 threaded on the outer end of the spindle and seated in an annular recess 24 in the spindle nose member 2|. This spindle nose may receive and have attached thereto a work supporting chuck (not shown) of any desired type. The confronting faces of the ring abutment 4 and the spindle nose member 2| are also shaped to provide a labyrinth packing therebetween as shown at 25. This arrangement effectively seals off the bearings from access of foreign matter from the nose end of the spindle.

The outer bearing raceway i6 is held against the ring I1 and the outer raceway I5 is pressed away from the ring I6 by spring means such as the pair of Belleville washers at 21, and this pressure against the outer bearing raceway l5 urges this raceway in a direction to take up Wear in this ball bearing, pressing the raceway l5 axially against the bearing balls. The outer raceway I4 is pressed to the right so as to exert loading pres sure against the balls of its bearing as by a pair of Belleville washers 28 which coact between it and a collar 29 threaded into the adjacent end of the sleeve 3. This arrangement provides a second ball bearing adjacent to the load carrying end of the spindle, this giving better load distribution, and the use of the Belleville spring washers insures the desired load distribution with reasonable commercial tolerance in the axial spacing of the inner raceway grooves ll, l2 and l 3. This collar 29 has a sleeve extension 30 which extends past the Belleville washers 1 and beyond the inner face of the abutment ring to form with the inner extension 3| of the hub 32 of a driving pulley, a labyrinth packing preventing entrance of foreign matter into the bearings from the pulley ,el ldjOfWth; spindleij Asishown the puley33 isprovided*w*ith v gfodves' 35 and 35 to receive a V-belt by which the pulley and the spindle may be driven.

It will be noted that the innerrraceways for y the ball bearings are integral withtlies'pindle and that the outer raceWaysEareangle bearing raceways two of which are; arranged-1m opposed. relation and provided with axial thri'ist members which maintain them in loaded condition and prevent end play of the spindle. Itwilfals'o be noted that the spindle is mounted ineasleeve" which is held rigidly at the end adjacent to the i d as w ere h w ksiswp s t ened. i free to expand and contract axially, sliding withinv the frame inresponse to temperature changes it e i lee d i mc iata-be i s h provides against expansion and contraction stresses from being transmitted tothe' frame which wouldbe-liable to causeflistortions therein; which would'efie'ct the alinemeno-pnthe spindle with reference to the frame. 5 The: springs 13 however-,provide for variations in position of the pulley; end of. the-bearingysleevez From: the fore'going description ofyan-embodiment' ofthis invention-,eit should bet evident.- to those skilledin theart'thatiyarious changes' and modifications might be made ,without' departing from-:the spirit or scopeof-thisinvention;;

I claim:

1.-In combination-,a spindlehaving; a pair of axially? spaced; peripheralgrooves forming inner ball bearing raceways;- a' sleeverwithirnwhichsaid spindle extends; a=franie membenhaving a bore receiving said sleeve; ,a collar overlappin one end of said bore secured to said member; .a disk secured to said spindle outwardly-1 oiqand: overlapping? said collar; said coll-anandi diski havingcon'fronting faces; shaped to define1alabyrinth packing therebetween; .a. second: collar overlapping: saidboreqand s'ecuredto sa-id framebeyond the opposite-end ()fgSfiidE'SlGfij/Gyfi spring interposed between said second collar and: said 'oppo-' site:end',outer angle, contact-raceways carriedat the inner face of said sleeve and spaced axially corresponding; to the-axial spacing ofasaid spindie 1 grooves, balls positioned between saidinner and outer raceways, a Shel/65001131 secured; to the inner-face of said, sleeve; outwardly of-,and in contact-with one. of said outer; raceways; a secand sleeve collar within said sleeve outwardly of the; other of" said outer--raoewaysmand aspring between; said second sleeve collarwand-saidwother outerraceway."

2;" In combination; a spindle havin a-pair of axially spaced peripheralr grooves 5 forming inner ball bearing raceways, a sleeve,within-which'zsaid spindleextends, airameimember ha ving:a bore receiving said sleeve, a collar overlapping one end of said bore secured to said member, a disk secured to said spindle outwardly of and overlapping said collar, said collar and disk having confronting faces shaped to define a labyrinth packing therebetween, a second collar overlapping said bore and secured to said frame beyond the opposite ends of said' slevaiai spring interposed between said second collar'arid said opposite end, outer angle contact raceways carried at the inner face of said sleeve and spaced axially corresponding to the axial spacing of said spindle grooves, balls positioned between said inner and outer raceways;.a sleeve collar secured to the inner face of said sleeve outwardly of and in conta'c'twith one of said outer raceways, said sleeve, collar and said spindle having confronting labyrinth packing faces.

3. Iii combination, a frame having a bore therein, a sleeve within said bore, abutments i carried by said frame at opposite endszof said sleeve, aspring interposed betweenone of said abutments and theadjacent endof said sleeve pressing said sleeve toward the other; of said abutments, axially spaced,- reversely positioned outer angle contactraceways positioned'inwardly of said sleeve, springs engagingandpressingone of said raceways axially, the other ;ofsaid raceways nearer to said;other abutmentbeing'axially stationary, a spindle in said sleeve and balls interposed betweensaid spindle and'outer raceways.

4. In combination; a spindle having a Work supporting end,- said spindle having: a-pair of axiallyspaced'inner ball bearing raceway grooves adjacent to said endand an inner ball: bearing raceway groove toward: the opposite end of said spindle, outer angular contact ballbearing raceways-for each of said'g-rooves, balls-inEsaid grooves and within-saidouter raceways; a fixed element against which the outer racewayznearest'tosaid spindle and bears, spring-means between the pair or outer raceways adjacent to said end, and spring means engaging the outer raceway toward the opposite endof said spindle; both: of said springmeanspressing their respectivefouter raceways in directions to load said bearings axially and radially ofsaid; spindle,

THOR LJUNGGREN;

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